Image copyright PA Image caption Len McCluskey is one of the most powerful figures in the Labour movement A third candidate has entered the race to be the next leader of Unite, the UK"s largest union.
Ian Allinson said he was launching a “grass roots socialist challenge” to incumbent Len McCluskey and Gerard Coyne, who is also standing.
Mr Allinson, who has worked at Fujitsu for 25 years, said Mr McCluskey was an establishment figure offering “more of the same” rather than radical change.
Unite needs “continuity” at a volatile political time, Mr McCluskey has said.
Mr McCluskey, a key ally of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and one of the most powerful figures in the union movement, said last month he would stand down in April before the end of his term, triggering a contest for control of the union.
It had been thought that it would be a straight fight between him and Mr Coyne, Unite"s secretary in the West Midlands, who has suggested the union has become too focused on nationa..
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